GRE Word List

NIMBLE

quick and light in motion : agile

The meaning of the word nimble is quick and light in motion : agile.

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emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
rubrican authoritative rule
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
stoutstrong of character: such as
venuelocale
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome