GRE Word List
LINGUISTIC
of or relating to language or linguistics
The meaning of the word linguistic is of or relating to language or linguistics.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |