GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inadvertently | unintentional |
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| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
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| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
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| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
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