GRE Word List
ANARCHY
absence of government
The meaning of the word anarchy is absence of government.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |