GRE Word List
REPUTABLE
enjoying good repute : held in esteem
The meaning of the word reputable is enjoying good repute : held in esteem.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |