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 |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |