GRE Word List
ACNE
a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
The meaning of the word acne is a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |