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 |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| nourish | nurture |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |