GRE Word List
TOUCHSTONE
a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
The meaning of the word touchstone is a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |