GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| hydrophobia | rabies |