GRE Word List
ARDOR
heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
The meaning of the word ardor is heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound |
| optician | maker and seller of eyeglasses |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
| sheaf | bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together |
| penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
| pendant | hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.) |
| seclusion | isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate |
| complementary | serving to complete something |