GRE Word List

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smelt

any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste


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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
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coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
effeteno longer fertile
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals