GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
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| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
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| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
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| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| violate | break |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |