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
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compriseto be made up of
dawdleto spend time idly
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
encumberweigh down
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
flightyswift
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay