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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| exhume | disinter |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
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| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |