GRE Word List
AESTHETIC
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
The meaning of the word aesthetic is artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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veer | change in direction; swerve |
groom | man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal) |
reverberate | echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley. |
aegis | shield; protection; defense |
sunder | separate; part; CF. asunder |
rue | regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful |
inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
careen | lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
nettle | irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome |
flick | light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch |