GRE Word List

MENDACIOUS

given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth

The meaning of the word mendacious is given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth.

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WordMeaning
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
dulltedious
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
verdantgreen in tint or color
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
dourstern
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation