GRE Word List

LIAISON

a binding or thickening agent used in cooking

The meaning of the word liaison is a binding or thickening agent used in cooking.

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WordMeaning
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
catholicroman catholic
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
sobernot intoxicated
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe