GRE Word List
AMNESTY
pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
The meaning of the word amnesty is pardon (allowed by government to political criminals).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trilogy | group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself) |
| unequivocal | plain; clear; obvious |
| entrepreneur | businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial |
| dys- | abnormal; impaired |
| loll | lounge about |
| lurid | wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| devotee | enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach |
| disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
| constitution | constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions |