GRE Word List
INGENIOUS
having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
The meaning of the word ingenious is having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving.
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| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
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| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| wreak | bring about |
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