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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|---|---|
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| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
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| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
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| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
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