GRE Word List
SOBER
not intoxicated
The meaning of the word sober is not intoxicated.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |