GRE Word List
JARGON
the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
The meaning of the word jargon is the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| peerless | matchless |