GRE Word List
WAKE
to be or remain awake
The meaning of the word wake is to be or remain awake.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
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| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
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| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
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