GRE Word List
AESTHETIC
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
The meaning of the word aesthetic is artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fodder | coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food |
| slaughter | killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers |
| catastrophe | calamity ; disaster |
| warp | twist out of shape; N. |
| disquietude | uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
| beget | father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
| humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
| stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |
| stanch | stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound |
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
