GRE Word List
TRYST
an agreement (as between lovers) to meet
The meaning of the word tryst is an agreement (as between lovers) to meet.
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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| trappings | outward signs |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
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| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |