GRE Word List
EPISODIC
made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
The meaning of the word episodic is made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |