GRE Word List
APERTURE
an opening or open space : hole
The meaning of the word aperture is an opening or open space : hole.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| 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") |