GRE Word List
AMICABLE
characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
The meaning of the word amicable is characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| sleek | slick |
| mischance | bad luck |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |