GRE Word List

AFFIRMATION

the act of affirming

The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.

Random words

WordMeaning
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
derelictionan intentional abandonment
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals