GRE Word List
FIAT
an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
The meaning of the word fiat is an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
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| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| mendicant | beggar |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
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| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |