GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| chafe | irritate |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |