GRE Word List

MASON

a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)

The meaning of the word mason is a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick).

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blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
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