GRE Word List
MURKY
characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
The meaning of the word murky is characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
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| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
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| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |