GRE Word List
METHODICAL
arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
The meaning of the word methodical is arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| 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 |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |