GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| shack | hut |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| 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) |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |