GRE Word List
MERGER
the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
The meaning of the word merger is the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| facade | the front of a building |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| overweening | arrogant |