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
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England