GRE Word List

ENDEARMENT

a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection

The meaning of the word endearment is a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection.

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WordMeaning
overseesurvey
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
blanchto take the color out of
besiegeto surround with armed forces