GRE Word List
AMNESTY
the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
The meaning of the word amnesty is the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| veracious | truthful |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |