GRE Word List

LACERATION

the act of lacerating

The meaning of the word laceration is the act of lacerating.

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WordMeaning
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
gauchelacking social experience or grace
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
blanchto take the color out of
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
museto become absorbed in thought
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful