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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| occident | west |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |