GRE Word List
TANTAMOUNT
equivalent in value, significance, or effect
The meaning of the word tantamount is equivalent in value, significance, or effect.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| steep | lofty |