GRE Word List
ENJOIN
to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
The meaning of the word enjoin is to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition.
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
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