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 |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |