GRE Word List
AMITY
friendship
The meaning of the word amity is friendship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| cryptic | secret |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |