GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
an existence after death
The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| harass | exhaust |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |