GRE Word List
EROTIC
pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
The meaning of the word erotic is pertaining to passionate love or sexual love.
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| embezzlement | taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
| baffle | frustrate; perplex |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote |
| optimum | most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition |
| microcosm | small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society |
| withdrawn | introverted; retiring; remote |
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| bulwark | strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |