GRE Word List

VALID

having legal efficacy or force

The meaning of the word valid is having legal efficacy or force.

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WordMeaning
buffeta blow especially with the hand
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it