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
patentopen to public inspection
ancillarysubordinate
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
vergebrink
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
mendicantbeggar
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided