GRE Word List
ANTHEM
a song or hymn of praise or gladness
The meaning of the word anthem is a song or hymn of praise or gladness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |