GRE Word List
INCAPACITATE
to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
The meaning of the word incapacitate is to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
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| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
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| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |