GRE Word List
INORDINATE
exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
The meaning of the word inordinate is exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| cipher | zero |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
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