GRE Word List
HALTING
marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
The meaning of the word halting is marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness.
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|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| quarry | game |
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| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
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