GRE Word List
MISOGAMY
a hatred of marriage
The meaning of the word misogamy is a hatred of marriage.
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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| document | proof |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
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| encumber | weigh down |
| vendetta | blood feud |
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