GRE Word List
SADISTIC
of, relating to, or characterized by sadism
The meaning of the word sadistic is of, relating to, or characterized by sadism.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| polity | political organization |