GRE Word List
RESOLVE
to deal with successfully : clear up
The meaning of the word resolve is to deal with successfully : clear up.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| stilted | pompous |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |