GRE Word List
TRIGGER
a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
The meaning of the word trigger is a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it.
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| ensconce | shelter |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
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| asunder | into parts |
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