GRE Word List
RUDDY
having a healthy reddish color
The meaning of the word ruddy is having a healthy reddish color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |