GRE Word List
HAZARD
a source of danger
The meaning of the word hazard is a source of danger.
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| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
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| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
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| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
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