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 |
|---|---|
| resign | relegate |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |