GRE Word List
INQUISITIVE
given to examination or investigation
The meaning of the word inquisitive is given to examination or investigation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engender | beget |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |