GRE Vocabulary
Mode 1: Given a word, choose the definition...
 
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barb
1. to write briefly or hurriedly:set down in the form of a note
2. a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment
3. to cause to be foolish:deprive of sound judgment
4. pay no attention to treat (sth) as of no importance; ignore
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glossary
1. a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
2. not feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
3. a temporary or final ceasing (as of action):STOP
4. a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables
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conventional
1. a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
2. to appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
3. lacking originality or individuality:TRITE
4. of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil:DEVILIS
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mordant
1. a writer who aims solely for commercial success
2. perception of objects with no reality usually arising from disorder of the nervous system or in response to drugs (as LSD)
3. biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style:INCISIVE
4. shortness or conciseness of expression