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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |