GRE Word List
APPLICATION
an act of applying:
The meaning of the word application is an act of applying:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| cryptic | secret |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |