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
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
jocosegiven to joking : merry
serebeing dried and withered
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
groovea long narrow channel or depression
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent