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

WordMeaning
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
slywise in practical affairs
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
antithesisthe direct opposite
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true