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 |
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| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| potable | suitable for drinking |