GRE Word List

PRECINCT

a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district

The meaning of the word precinct is a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district.

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extantcurrently or actually existing
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assailto attack violently : assault
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
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