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 |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| conflagration | fire |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |