GRE Word List
APPLICATION
an act of applying:
The meaning of the word application is an act of applying:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| purported | reputed |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |