GRE Word List
ABNEGATION
denial
The meaning of the word abnegation is denial.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |