GRE Word List

PRIVY

private

The meaning of the word privy is private.

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WordMeaning
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
licensepermission to act
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
puddingblood sausage