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 |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |