GRE Word List

LUNAR

crescent

The meaning of the word lunar is crescent.

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revulsiona strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
betrothto promise to marry
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible