GRE Word List

OCULIST

ophthalmologist

The meaning of the word oculist is ophthalmologist.

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uniquebeing the only one : sole
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
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coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
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