GRE Word List

LUNAR

crescent

The meaning of the word lunar is crescent.

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hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments