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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gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
ciliatedpossessing cilia
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting