GRE Word List

SYNCHRONOUS

happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time

The meaning of the word synchronous is happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time.

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WordMeaning
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
etymologythe 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
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
condescendto assume an air of superiority
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog