GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| eventual | contingent |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |