GRE Word List
AGILITY
nimbleness; ability to move quickly
The meaning of the word agility is nimbleness; ability to move quickly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oath | solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake'' |
| infer | deduce; conclude; N. inference |
| chaplain | clergyman attached to a chapel |
| beguile | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
| rally | come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering |
| protocol | diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport. |
| underscore | underline; emphasize |
| fruition | bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition |
| taciturn | habitually silent; talking little |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses |
