GRE Word List
SMELT
any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
The meaning of the word smelt is any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste.
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| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| lampoon | satire |
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| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
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| potentate | ruler |
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