GRE Word List

MUGGY

being warm, damp, and close

The meaning of the word muggy is being warm, damp, and close.

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WordMeaning
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
interrogateto question formally and systematically
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extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
precipitantprecipitate
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
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rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition