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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| haggard | not tamed |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |