GRE Word List
STURDY
firmly built or constituted : stout
The meaning of the word sturdy is firmly built or constituted : stout.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |