GRE Word List

ABERRATION

the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state

The meaning of the word aberration is the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state.

Random words

WordMeaning
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
slanderto utter slander against : defame
anchora 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