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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mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
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haggardnot tamed
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
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skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
aptitudeinclination
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