GRE Word List
INCISIVE
impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
The meaning of the word incisive is impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
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| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |