GRE Word List

SHEER

unqualified

The meaning of the word sheer is unqualified.

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WordMeaning
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
insubstantialnot substantial: such as