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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
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| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| collate | to compare critically |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |