GRE Word List
PANDEMIC
occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
The meaning of the word pandemic is occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puerile | juvenile |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| lax | loose |