GRE Word List
AGNOSTIC
a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
The meaning of the word agnostic is a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
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| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |