GRE Word List

WITHDRAWN

removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated

The meaning of the word withdrawn is removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated.

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WordMeaning
conflagrationfire
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
potentateruler
rompone that romps
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow