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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| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |