GRE Word List
PRIVY
private
The meaning of the word privy is private.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| aver | to declare positively |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |