GRE Word List
INORDINATE
exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
The meaning of the word inordinate is exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate.
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| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
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| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
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| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
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