GRE Word List
OBSESSIVE
tending to cause obsession
The meaning of the word obsessive is tending to cause obsession.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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| fete | festival |
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