GRE Word List
GARGOYLE
a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
The meaning of the word gargoyle is a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building.
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| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
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| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
