GRE Word List

SUPERSEDE

to cause to be set aside

The meaning of the word supersede is to cause to be set aside.

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conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
callousbeing hardened and thickened
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vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
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penetrateto pass into or through
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