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
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion