GRE Word List
APOPLEXY
stroke
The meaning of the word apoplexy is stroke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| gnome | maxim |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| aver | to declare positively |
| grudging | unwilling |