GRE Word List
MEDDLESOME
given to meddling
The meaning of the word meddlesome is given to meddling.
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refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
sift | to put through a sieve |