GRE Word List
FALLOW
(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
The meaning of the word fallow is (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated.
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didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
scrutinize | examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny |
undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
maverick | rebel; nonconformist (in a group) |
profound | deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity |
solemnity | seriousness; gravity |
dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
irrevocable | unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke |
voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |