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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WordMeaning
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
faunaanimal life
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)