GRE Word List
RETINUE
a group of retainers or attendants
The meaning of the word retinue is a group of retainers or attendants.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
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| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| opulence | wealth |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |