GRE Word List
RIVETING
having the power to fix the attention : engrossing
The meaning of the word riveting is having the power to fix the attention : engrossing.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
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| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
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| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| malediction | curse |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |