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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indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
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conducivetending to promote or assist
reaperone that reaps
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
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amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis