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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |