GRE Word List
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a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
The meaning of the word list is a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| retribution | recompense |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |