GRE Word List
JETTISON
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
The meaning of the word jettison is to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |