GRE Word List
ARBITER
a person with power to decide a dispute : judge
The meaning of the word arbiter is a person with power to decide a dispute : judge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |