GRE Word List
PARQUET
to furnish with a floor of parquet
The meaning of the word parquet is to furnish with a floor of parquet.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
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| invalid | not valid: |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
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