GRE Word List
EGRESS
a place or means of going out : exit
The meaning of the word egress is a place or means of going out : exit.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| enhance | heighten |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |