GRE Word List
EXORBITANT
not coming within the scope of the law
The meaning of the word exorbitant is not coming within the scope of the law.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
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| peerless | matchless |
| evenhanded | fair |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| blanch | to take the color out of |