GRE Word List
AFFIRMATION
the act of affirming
The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| overthrow | overturn |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |