GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| passe | past one's prime |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| hallowed | holy |