GRE Word List
POLITIC
political
The meaning of the word politic is political.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |