GRE Word List

FROCK

an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit

The meaning of the word frock is an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit.

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pulchritudephysical comeliness
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of