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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |