GRE Word List
PERIPATETIC
a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
The meaning of the word peripatetic is a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism.
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| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |