GRE Word List
PEDANT
one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
The meaning of the word pedant is one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| laud | praise |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |