GRE Word List

ENTAIL

to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

The meaning of the word entail is to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.

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WordMeaning
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
reaperone that reaps
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
facultyability
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
rusea wily subterfuge
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult