GRE Word List

LUNAR

crescent

The meaning of the word lunar is crescent.

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WordMeaning
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
tawnyof the color tawny
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains