GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |