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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anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
connoisseurexpert
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion