GRE Word List
APPARITION
an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
The meaning of the word apparition is an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |