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 |
|---|---|
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |