GRE Word List
ASININE
extremely or utterly foolish or silly
The meaning of the word asinine is extremely or utterly foolish or silly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |