GRE Word List
APPLICATION
an act of applying:
The meaning of the word application is an act of applying:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| fleck | streak |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |