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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voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
frivolousof little weight or importance
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion