GRE Word List
NUBILE
of marriageable condition or age
The meaning of the word nubile is of marriageable condition or age.
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| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
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| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
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| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
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| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |