GRE Word List
ACADEMIC
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
The meaning of the word academic is related to a school; not practical or directly useful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |
| secession | withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| boor | rude, insensitive person |
| stricture | severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction |
| reprobation | severe disapproval; CF. approbation |
| infernal | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
| renounce | abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
| podiatrist | doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics |
