GRE Word List

RAMP

a sloping way or plane: such as

The meaning of the word ramp is a sloping way or plane: such as.

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volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
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enduringlasting
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
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syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
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