GRE Word List
GAMBOL
to skip about in play : frisk
The meaning of the word gambol is to skip about in play : frisk.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |