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GRE Word List # GRE/W209

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Description of celibate (adjective)
abstaining from sexual intercourse



   
Description of allay (verb: allayed; allayed; allaying)
satisfy (thirst); assuage



   
Description of erode (verb: eroded; eroded; eroding)
remove soil or rock; fret



   
Description of scoff (verb: scoffed; scoffed; scoffing)
treat with contemptuous disregard



   
Description of downcast (adjective)
filled with melancholy and despondency; grim; blue; depressed; dispirited; low-spirited



   
Description of excoriate (verb: excoriated; excoriated; excoriating)
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading



   
Description of mordant (adjective)
of a substance, especially a strong acid; erosive; vitriolic



   
Description of futile (adjective)
unproductive of success; sleeveless; vain



   
Description of staggering (adjective)
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; stupefying



   
Description of complacent (adjective)
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions



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