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 |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| cryptic | secret |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |