GRE Word List
QUERY
question
The meaning of the word query is question.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |