GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| paradigm | example |