GRE Word List
ACTUARY
clerk
The meaning of the word actuary is clerk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |