GRE Word List
VIRTUAL
being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
The meaning of the word virtual is being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |