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 |
|---|---|
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| pilfer | steal |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |