GRE Word List
LIBERTINE
a freethinker especially in religious matters
The meaning of the word libertine is a freethinker especially in religious matters.
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| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| mischance | bad luck |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
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| tyranny | oppressive power |