GRE Word List
RACONTEUR
a person who excels in telling anecdotes
The meaning of the word raconteur is a person who excels in telling anecdotes.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |