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 |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |