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 |
|---|---|
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| evenhanded | fair |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
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| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |