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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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
garnerto gather into storage