GRE Word List

LICENSE

permission to act

The meaning of the word license is permission to act.

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causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
retaliateto return like for like
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity