GRE Word List

FACILE

easily accomplished or attained

The meaning of the word facile is easily accomplished or attained.

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humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another