GRE Word List
PEER
one that is of equal standing with another : equal
The meaning of the word peer is one that is of equal standing with another : equal.
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| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |