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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WordMeaning
detachedstanding by itself : separate
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
dingydirty
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
slywise in practical affairs
alleviaterelieve
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium