GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| fluke | flatfish |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |