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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sobernot intoxicated
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant