GRE Word List # GRE/M357

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Word Explanations procrastinate, wither, xenophobia, ingenious, maniacal, salutary, germinal, pittance, callowness, fulsome

Explanation of procrastinate (verb)
forms: procrastinated; procrastinated; procrastinating
postpone; put off until a later time; delay

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Explanation of wither (verb)
forms: withered; withered; withering
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

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Explanation of xenophobia (noun)
a fear of foreigners or strangers

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Explanation of ingenious (adjective)
showing inventiveness and skill

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Explanation of maniacal (adjective)
wildly disordered

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Explanation of salutary (adjective)
forms: more salutary; most salutary
tending to promote physical well-being

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Explanation of germinal (adjective)
containing seeds of later development; seminal

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Explanation of pittance (noun)
an inadequate payment

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Explanation of callowness (noun)
lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life; juvenility

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Explanation of fulsome (adjective)
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy; unctuous

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Meaning of wither, xenophobia, ingenious, maniacal, salutary, germinal