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 |
|---|---|
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |