GRE Word List

AESTHETIC

of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful

The meaning of the word aesthetic is of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful.

Random words

WordMeaning
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
founderone that founds or establishes
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation