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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embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
gruel | a thin porridge |
ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
wry | twist |