GRE Word List
STRIATED
marked with striations or striae
The meaning of the word striated is marked with striations or striae.
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equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |