GRE Word List
BAR
a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
The meaning of the word bar is a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| warrant | sanction |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| finery | ornament |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |