GRE Word List

MULCT

fine

The meaning of the word mulct is fine.

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WordMeaning
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease