GRE Word List
PISCATORIAL
piscatory
The meaning of the word piscatorial is piscatory.
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Word | Meaning |
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bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
mulct | fine |
avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |