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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| distend | extend |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| determinate | having defined limits |