GRE Word List
AEGIS
a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
The meaning of the word aegis is a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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") |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| natal | native |
| trample | tramp |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| privy | private |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |