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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jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
hazarda source of danger
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric