GRE Word List
LIMPID
marked by transparency (see transparent
The meaning of the word limpid is marked by transparency (see transparent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| amend | to put right |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |