GRE Word List

MOGUL

an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin

The meaning of the word mogul is an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin.

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pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
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casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
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