GRE Word List

QUORUM

a select group

The meaning of the word quorum is a select group.

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WordMeaning
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting