GRE Word List
RUSTIC
of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
The meaning of the word rustic is of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural.
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| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |