GRE Word List
GORGE
a narrow passage through land
The meaning of the word gorge is a narrow passage through land.
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| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |