GRE Word List

AMAZON

a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology

The meaning of the word amazon is a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology.

Random words

WordMeaning
capsizeto cause to overturn
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct