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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| 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 |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |