GRE Word List
EARMARK
a mark of identification on the ear of an animal
The meaning of the word earmark is a mark of identification on the ear of an animal.
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| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| decipher | decode |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
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| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |