GRE Word List

FORTE

one's strong point

The meaning of the word forte is one's strong point.

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amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
gruntto utter a grunt
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
intersticea space that intervenes between things
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
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