GRE Word List

GLOSSARY

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WordMeaning
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
deviouswandering
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it