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 |
|---|---|
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| appease | pacify |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |