GRE Word List

VERISIMILITUDE

the quality or state of being verisimilar

The meaning of the word verisimilitude is the quality or state of being verisimilar.

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brazenmade of brass
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
pinnacea light sailing ship
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
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fetefestival
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