GRE Word List

HORDE

a political subdivision of central Asian nomads

The meaning of the word horde is a political subdivision of central Asian nomads.

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WordMeaning
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
ventto provide with a vent
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads