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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|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
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| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| overweening | arrogant |
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