GRE Word List
TERMINOLOGY
the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
The meaning of the word terminology is the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject.
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Word | Meaning |
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levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
requite | to make return for : repay |
regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
heed | to pay attention |
laceration | the act of lacerating |
incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |