GRE Word List
LACERATION
the act of lacerating
The meaning of the word laceration is the act of lacerating.
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| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| betray | to lead astray |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |