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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sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
dourstern
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain