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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| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
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| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |