GRE Word List
THEORETICAL
existing only in theory : hypothetical
The meaning of the word theoretical is existing only in theory : hypothetical.
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|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
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| querulous | habitually complaining |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| 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") |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
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