GRE Word List
FULCRUM
prop
The meaning of the word fulcrum is prop.
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| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
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