GRE Word List
ALLURE
to entice by charm or attraction
The meaning of the word allure is to entice by charm or attraction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |