GRE Word List
INVETERATE
confirmed in a habit : habitual
The meaning of the word inveterate is confirmed in a habit : habitual.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |