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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chastiseto censure severely : castigate
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
ancestryline of descent : lineage
withholdto hold back from action : check
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
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
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
assailto attack violently : assault
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