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 |
|---|---|
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| antecede | precede |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |