GRE Word List
WRONGHEADED
stubbornly wrong
The meaning of the word wrongheaded is stubbornly wrong.
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|---|---|
| chancellor | legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
| expurgate | clean; remove offensive parts of a book |
| compendium | brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious |
| elicit | draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) |
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| parlance | language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance |
| cession | yielding to another; ceding |
| bilk | swindle; cheat |
| wreak | inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
