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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Word | Meaning |
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paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
inadvertently | unintentional |
avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |