GRE Word List

IMPORT

to bring from a foreign or external source: such as

The meaning of the word import is to bring from a foreign or external source: such as.

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WordMeaning
bestowto put to use : apply
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
vertebrateany 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
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
alludeto make indirect reference
lopsidedleaning to one side
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible