GRE Word List
INGRAINED
forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
The meaning of the word ingrained is forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |