GRE Word List

APPLICATION

an act of applying:

The meaning of the word application is an act of applying:.

Random words

WordMeaning
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
affectedartificial; pretended
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
armadaa fleet of warships
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
ingratean ungrateful person
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color