GRE Word List
TRIM
to remove by or as if by cutting
The meaning of the word trim is to remove by or as if by cutting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |