GRE Word List
FORWARD
near, being at, or belonging to the forepart
The meaning of the word forward is near, being at, or belonging to the forepart.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| hirsute | hairy |