GRE Word List
LONGEVITY
a long duration of individual life
The meaning of the word longevity is a long duration of individual life.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| facade | the front of a building |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |