GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |