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 |
|---|---|
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |