GRE Word List
AMPHITHEATER
an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
The meaning of the word amphitheater is an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| 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") |
| savant | a person of learning |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |