GRE Word List # ASVAB/M15

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Word Explanations passive, aesthetic, innocuous, despise, detain, deter, detect, efface, grotto, slovenly

Explanation of passive (adjective)
forms: passive; more passive; most passive; less passive; least passive
not active; usually not aggressive

Example of passive
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Explanation of aesthetic (adjective)
forms: more aesthetic; most aesthetic; less aesthetic; least aesthetic
having to do with beauty; pertaining to beautiful appearances

Examples of aesthetic
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Explanation of innocuous (adjective)
forms: more innocuous; most innocuous; less innocuous; least innocuous
safe; harmless

Example of innocuous
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Explanation of despise (verb)
forms: despised; despising; despises
to scorn; to hate

Examples of despise
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Explanation of detain (verb)
forms: detained; detaining; detains
to delay temporarily

Example of detain
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Explanation of deter (verb)
forms: deterred; deterring; deters
to keep someone from doing something

Examples of deter
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Explanation of detect (verb)
forms: detected; detecting; detects
to uncover something that is not obvious

Example of detect
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Explanation of efface (verb)
forms: effaced; effacing; effaces
to blot out; to erase; to remove

Examples of efface
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Explanation of grotto (noun)
form plural: grottoes or grottos
a little cavern; small cave

Example of grotto
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Explanation of slovenly (adjective)
forms: slovenly; more slovenly; most slovenly; less slovenly; least slovenly
unkempt; not clean and untidy

Examples of slovenly
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Explain the words passive, aesthetic, innocuous, despise, detain, deter, detect, efface, grotto, slovenly

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Meaning of passive, aesthetic, innocuous, despise, detain