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
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
retortto pay or hurl back : return
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul