GRE Word List

SPORTIVE

frolicsome

The meaning of the word sportive is frolicsome.

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severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
sophistphilosopher
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
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