GRE Word List
IDLE
not occupied or employed: such as
The meaning of the word idle is not occupied or employed: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |