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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a 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") |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| garner | to gather into storage |