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 |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| colloquy | conversation |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| sublimate | sublime |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |