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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
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| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
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| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
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