GRE Word List

FACULTY

ability

The meaning of the word faculty is ability.

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WordMeaning
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
cartographerone that makes maps
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair