GRE Word List
EXEMPT
free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
The meaning of the word exempt is free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |