GRE Word List
NEGLIGENCE
the quality or state of being negligent
The meaning of the word negligence is the quality or state of being negligent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| debut | a first appearance |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |