GRE Word List
APOPLEXY
stroke
The meaning of the word apoplexy is stroke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |