GRE Word List
PRIVY
private
The meaning of the word privy is private.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |