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
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
realmkingdom
appendattach
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed