GRE Word List # SAT/M219

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Word Explanations confront, wreak, specialize, circumnavigate, miscount, acquaint, misuse, dwindle, amputate, regress

Explanation of confront (verb)
forms: confronted; confronted; confronting
to encounter, as difficulties or obstacles

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Explanation of wreak (verb)
forms: wreaked; wreaked; wreaking
to inflict, as a revenge or punishment

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Explanation of specialize (verb)
forms: specialized; specialized; specializing
to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study

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Explanation of circumnavigate (verb)
forms: circumnavigated; circumnavigated; circumnavigating
to sail around the world

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Explanation of miscount (verb)
forms: miscounted; miscounted; miscounting
to make a mathematical error

Example of miscount
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Explanation of acquaint (verb)
forms: acquainted; acquainted; acquainting
to make familiar or conversant

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Explanation of misuse (verb)
forms: misused; misused; misusing
to maltreat

Example of misuse
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Explanation of dwindle (verb)
forms: dwindled; dwindled; dwindling
to diminish or become less

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Explanation of amputate (verb)
forms: amputated; amputated; amputating
to remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body

Example of amputate
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Explanation of regress (verb)
forms: regressed; regressed; regressing
to return to a former place or condition

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