GRE Word List

MORTAR

a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle

The meaning of the word mortar is a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle.

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venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
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infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
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