GRE Word List

LICENSE

permission to act

The meaning of the word license is permission to act.

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shackhut
padrea Christian clergyman
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
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rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
carriondead and putrefying flesh
nutritiousnourishing
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
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