GRE Word List
PILFER
steal
The meaning of the word pilfer is steal.
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parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
bent | unenclosed grassland |
eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
pendulous | poised without visible support |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |