GRE Word List
INURED
to accustom to accept something undesirable
The meaning of the word inured is to accustom to accept something undesirable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
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| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
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| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
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