GRE Word List
GADFLY
any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
The meaning of the word gadfly is any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |