GRE Word List
PEREMPTORY
putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
The meaning of the word peremptory is putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
forte | one's strong point |
scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
demerit | offense |
progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
minatory | having a menacing quality |