GRE Word List
ACTUARIAL
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
The meaning of the word actuarial is calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prognosis | forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
| inclement | stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| rapacious | voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds |
| paroxysm | fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| diffidence | shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
| impeccable | faultless |
| championship | position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
