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 |
|---|---|
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |