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 |
|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |