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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WordMeaning
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
minusculevery small
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic