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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WordMeaning
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
inopportuneinconvenient
ravenousrapacious
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
balkto refuse abruptly
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning