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 |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| contest | strive |