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
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
rusea wily subterfuge