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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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
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| lax | loose |
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| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
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| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
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| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |