GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |