GRE Word List
ACNE
skin disease (on the face)
The meaning of the word acne is skin disease (on the face).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stoke | stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully |
| feature | distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
| orgy | wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping |
| misnomer | wrong or improper name; incorrect designation |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| sheathe | place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade |
| stout | rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| supposititious | assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical |
| understate | state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate |
