GRE Word List
SHEER
unqualified
The meaning of the word sheer is unqualified.
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|---|---|
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| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
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| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |