GRE Word List

GAPE

to open the mouth wide

The meaning of the word gape is to open the mouth wide.

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indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
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aloftat or to a great height
humdrummonotonous
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imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
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