GRE Word List
RABIES
disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
The meaning of the word rabies is disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death).
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| debut | debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
| esteem | respect; value; judge; N. |
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| gullible | easily deceived |
| sprout | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
