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
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
reaperone that reaps
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain