GRE Word List
EXCEPT
with the exclusion or exception of
The meaning of the word except is with the exclusion or exception of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| approbation | commendation |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |