GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
an existence after death
The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| colloquy | conversation |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |