GRE Word List
EQUIVOCAL
subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
The meaning of the word equivocal is subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse.
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sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
fructify | to bear fruit |
cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |