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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
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| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |