GRE GRE Meaning by word 273

witty language used to convey insults or scorn; caustic remark

the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains; fossilology

the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; sweep; sweep up; drag; drag in

take the place of

a long noosed rope used to catch animals; riata; reata

someone who is punished for the errors of others

a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing; diamante

ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger whole; element

an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension; separator

adapart; reserved

in a hurried and disorganized fashion

free of charge

a formal exposition

propriety in manners and conduct

the quality of not moving

a particular moral excellence

lively high-spirited playfulness; sportiveness

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; hallucination

expose to atmospheric conditions

annoy continually or chronically; hassle; harry

fuse or cause to grow together

curse or declare to be evil

make or become black; melanise; black

go back to bad behavior; recidivate; regress; retrogress; fall back

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; grabby; grasping; greedy; prehensile

having a pattern of fretwork or latticework; latticed; latticelike

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; gaunt; haggard; pinched; skeletal; wasted