GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |