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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WordMeaning
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
retributionrecompense
aspirantone who aspires
rotundaa round building
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)