GRE Word List

IOTA

an infinitesimal amount : jot

The meaning of the word iota is an infinitesimal amount : jot.

Word	Meaning
factious	of or relating to faction: such as
vanguard	the forefront of an action or movement
demerit	offense
disgorge	to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
negate	to deny the existence or truth of
vertebrate	any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
topple	to fall from or as if from being top-heavy
ablution	the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
intimate	marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
milieu	the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment