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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
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| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
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| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |