GRE Word List

QUORUM

a select group

The meaning of the word quorum is a select group.

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WordMeaning
consignto give over to another's care
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
tightwada close or miserly person
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
implicationsomething implied: such as
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity