GRE Word List

QUALIFY

to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify

The meaning of the word qualify is to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify.

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WordMeaning
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
inadvertentlyunintentional
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as