GRE Word List
ETYMOLOGY
the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
The meaning of the word etymology is the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |