GRE Word List

PRIVY

private

The meaning of the word privy is private.

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grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
duressforcible restraint or restriction
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
hurlrush
betokento typify beforehand : presage
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals