GRE Word List
RIDER
one that rides
The meaning of the word rider is one that rides.
Random words
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allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
stem | the main trunk of a plant |
surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |