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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| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |