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 |
|---|---|
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| feint | something feigned |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |