GRE Word List
TOKEN
a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
The meaning of the word token is a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms.
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| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
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| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |