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 |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |