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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WordMeaning
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
ventto provide with a vent
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
hivea container for housing honeybees