GRE Word List
SPLICE
to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
The meaning of the word splice is to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| mischance | bad luck |
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| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |