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 |
|---|---|
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| schism | division |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| guileless | innocent |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |