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 |
|---|---|
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| environ | encircle |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| nomenclature | name |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |