GRE Word List
VIRILE
having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
The meaning of the word virile is having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree.
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meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |