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 |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| diadem | crown |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| whimsy | whim |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| appease | pacify |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |