GRE Word List

LICENSE

permission to act

The meaning of the word license is permission to act.

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WordMeaning
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
stemthe main trunk of a plant
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
pseudonyma fictitious name
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
lugubriousmournful