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 |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |