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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WordMeaning
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
museto become absorbed in thought
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress