GRE Word List

PALL

to lose strength or effectiveness

The meaning of the word pall is to lose strength or effectiveness.

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vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
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