GRE Word List
INDUCT
to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
The meaning of the word induct is to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install.
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cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
rescind | to take away : remove |
blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
premonitory | giving warning |