GRE Word List
PATENT
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |