GRE Word List
TACIT
expressed or carried on without words or speech
The meaning of the word tacit is expressed or carried on without words or speech.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |