GRE Word List
APPLICATION
an act of applying:
The meaning of the word application is an act of applying:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| historic | historical |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |