GRE Word List
VOLITION
the power of choosing or determining : will
The meaning of the word volition is the power of choosing or determining : will.
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log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
immaculate | spotlessly clean |
herbivorous | feeding on plants |
tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
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