GRE Word List
EXPOSTULATION
an act or an instance of expostulating
The meaning of the word expostulation is an act or an instance of expostulating.
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veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
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