GRE Word List
EXEMPLARY
deserving imitation : commendable
The meaning of the word exemplary is deserving imitation : commendable.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |