GRE Word List
PARE
to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
The meaning of the word pare is to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |