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

WordMeaning
unearthlynot earthly: such as
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
facadethe front of a building
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
vertebrateany 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
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
overweeningarrogant