GRE Word List

RETRENCH

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savanta person of learning
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
distantseparated in space : away
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
gushto issue copiously or violently
haphappening
vindicateto free from allegation or blame