GRE Word List
VERITABLE
being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
The meaning of the word veritable is being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| quorum | a select group |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |