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 |
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deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
providence | divine guidance or care |
lunar | crescent |
scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |