GRE Word List
SABOTEUR
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
The meaning of the word saboteur is one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly).
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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braggadocio | boasting |
quip | taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V. |
urgent | compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands |
render | give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully |
pliant | flexible; easily influenced |
refuse | anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash |
foil | defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail |
subsume | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
pestilential | causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague) |
reparation | compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair |