GRE Word List
GRATUITOUS
not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
The meaning of the word gratuitous is not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted.
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paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
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genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
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phenomena | phenomenon |
totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
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