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 |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| dingy | dirty |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |