GRE Word List
MUSKY
having an odor of or resembling musk
The meaning of the word musky is having an odor of or resembling musk.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
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| submerge | to put under water |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |