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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WordMeaning
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work