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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |