GRE Word List

SKEPTIC

an adherent or advocate of skepticism

The meaning of the word skeptic is an adherent or advocate of skepticism.

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ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
demolitionthe act of demolishing
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
appellationan identifying name or title : designation