GRE Word List
INNUENDO
an oblique allusion : hint
The meaning of the word innuendo is an oblique allusion : hint.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| 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 |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |