GRE Word List
PATENT
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| vixen | a female fox |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| 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 |