GRE Word List
PLUCK
to pull or pick off or out
The meaning of the word pluck is to pull or pick off or out.
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sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
dainty | something delicious to the taste |
lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
mausoleum | a large tomb |
coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
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