GRE Word List
RAPTURE
an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
The meaning of the word rapture is an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| query | question |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
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| submerge | to put under water |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
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| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
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