GRE Word List
OBSOLETE
no longer in use or no longer useful
The meaning of the word obsolete is no longer in use or no longer useful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |