GRE Word List
TAUTOLOGICAL
involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
The meaning of the word tautological is involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |