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

WordMeaning
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
brawnthe flesh of a boar
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
dozeto sleep lightly