GRE Word List
ALOFT
at or to a great height
The meaning of the word aloft is at or to a great height.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| homily | a usually short sermon |