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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
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| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |