GRE Word List
TAKEOFF
a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
The meaning of the word takeoff is a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |