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.

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WordMeaning
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
colloquyconversation
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
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prosodythe study of versification
ponderousof very great weight
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