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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WordMeaning
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure