GRE Word List

NECROMANCY

conjuration (see conjure

The meaning of the word necromancy is conjuration (see conjure.

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WordMeaning
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
provenanceorigin
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it