GRE Word List
AMICABLE
characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
The meaning of the word amicable is characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| 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 |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |