GRE Word List

VULNERABLE

capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

The meaning of the word vulnerable is capable of being physically or emotionally wounded.

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allegeto assert without proof or before proving
headlongheadfirst
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
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peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve