GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |