GRE Word List
GLOSSARY
a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
The meaning of the word glossary is a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| lunar | crescent |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |