GRE Word List
LEXICOGRAPHER
an author or editor of a dictionary
The meaning of the word lexicographer is an author or editor of a dictionary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |