GRE Word List
INTIMATE
marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
The meaning of the word intimate is marked by a warm friendship developing through long association.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |