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 |
|---|---|
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |