GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| doddering | feeble |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |