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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |