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
incontinentnot continent: such as
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
paramourlover
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course