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
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
perditioneternal damnation
raffleto engage in a raffle
proletariana member of the proletariat
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
desiccateto dry up
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)