GRE Word List
IMBALANCE
lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
The meaning of the word imbalance is lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
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| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| environ | encircle |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |