GRE Word List

EXTANT

currently or actually existing

The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.

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WordMeaning
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea