GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |