GRE Word List
MORDANT
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
The meaning of the word mordant is biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
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| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
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