GRE Word List

OPTICIAN

a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments

The meaning of the word optician is a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments.

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antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
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irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
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