GRE Word List
AFFABLE
being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
The meaning of the word affable is being pleasant and at ease in talking to others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |