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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solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
impoverishto make poor
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
vacuousemptied of or lacking content