GRE Word List
TAINT
to contaminate morally : corrupt
The meaning of the word taint is to contaminate morally : corrupt.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
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| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| disquietude | anxiety |
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| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
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