GRE Word List
IDEOLOGY
a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
The meaning of the word ideology is a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |