GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |