Study GRE Vocabulary J1 Flash Cards

 
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GRE Vocabulary J1

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vestibule
small entrance hall or lobby
tamp
pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps
chantey chanty
song sung by sailors
chorale
harmonized hymn to be sung in a church
coterminous
sharing the same border
cloture
parliamentary procedure by which debate is ended and an immediate vote is taken
tussle
rough struggle or fight
locus
place where something happens;
dredge
machine or ship used for digging up mud from the bottom of a river; net used for gathering shells
anodize
coat (a metal) with an oxide
cadge
beg; get by begging; bum;
feckless
worthless and without purpose for the future
advection
transport (of temperature) by the motion of the air
gird
encircle or fasten with a belt or band; surround; prepare (oneself);
underwrite
support with money; sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified loss;
pyre
mass of wood for burning a corpse
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