GRE Word List

SEEP

to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze

The meaning of the word seep is to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze.

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talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
supplicantone who supplicates
gyroscopea 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
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
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amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis