GRE Word List
RESPIRATION
the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
The meaning of the word respiration is the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
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| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| tatter | to make ragged |