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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WordMeaning
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
flushto fly away suddenly
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
callousbeing hardened and thickened
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
lanknot well filled out : slender