GRE Word List
EGREGIOUS
conspicuous
The meaning of the word egregious is conspicuous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| sidetrack | siding |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |