GRE Word List
PRONOUNCED
strongly marked : decided
The meaning of the word pronounced is strongly marked : decided.
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Word | Meaning |
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siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
cue | the letter q |
parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |