GRE Word List

LOG

a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree

The meaning of the word log is a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree.

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pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary