GRE Word List

FLEET

a number of warships under a single command

The meaning of the word fleet is a number of warships under a single command.

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spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion