GRE Word List
PLUMBER
a dealer or worker in lead
The meaning of the word plumber is a dealer or worker in lead.
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| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
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| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
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| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
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| demolition | the act of demolishing |