GRE Word List
ADULATION
flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
The meaning of the word adulation is flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
| attest | testify; bear witness |
| ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| avuncular | of or like an uncle |
| floe | flat mass of floating ice |
| embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| adroit | skillful (in using mind or hand) |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
