GRE Word List

GRATE

grating

The meaning of the word grate is grating.

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WordMeaning
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
nutritiousnourishing
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words