GRE Word List
GOAD
to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
The meaning of the word goad is to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad.
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perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
concordat | compact |
coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
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