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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|---|---|
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
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| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
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| retrench | cut down |