GRE Word List
ALOFT
at or to a great height
The meaning of the word aloft is at or to a great height.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |