GRE Word List

REACTIONARY

relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction

The meaning of the word reactionary is relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction.

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podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
oligarchygovernment by the few
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
catholicroman catholic
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful