GRE Word List

ORIENTATION

the act or process of orienting or of being oriented

The meaning of the word orientation is the act or process of orienting or of being oriented.

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gustoan individual or special taste
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
validhaving legal efficacy or force
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed