GRE Word List
EXTANT
currently or actually existing
The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |