GRE Word List
SHAVING
the act of one that shaves
The meaning of the word shaving is the act of one that shaves.
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| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |