GRE Word List
PINNACE
a light sailing ship
The meaning of the word pinnace is a light sailing ship.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| overthrow | overturn |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |