GRE Word List
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smoke
The meaning of the word reek is smoke.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |