GRE Word List
INEVITABLE
incapable of being avoided or evaded
The meaning of the word inevitable is incapable of being avoided or evaded.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| lag | one that lags or is last |