GRE Word List
MARKED
having an identifying mark
The meaning of the word marked is having an identifying mark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |