GRE GRE Meaning by word 239

trivial nonsense; piffle

moral weakness

reading carefully with intent to remember; poring over; studying

patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

a zoologist who studies birds

the study of the sources and development of words

opposition; refutation; contradiction

doubt about the truth of something; skepticism; mental rejection

a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men; vamp; vamper; minx; tease; prickteaser

the act of ceding

the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body; pecking order

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; wall

rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

disgrace or shame

the state of being under the control of another person; vassalage

hanging down from something; ornament (hanging from a necklace, etc.)

a very steep cliff

a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

a stock or supply of foods; viands; victuals

the state of being isolated or detached; insularism; detachment

a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC

the belief in government by divine guidance

a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft

a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing

the state of being polluted; pollution

showing your contempt by derision; mockery; scoff; scoffing

the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; interpretation

an act of economizing

a strong liking; predilection; taste

variable which determines the form of a function