GRE Word List
ASPERITY
sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
The meaning of the word asperity is sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unguent | ointment |
| skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
| resound | (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter |
| dolorous | sorrowful; N. dolor |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
| eloquence | expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced |
| vilify | slander; speak evil of; N. vilification |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| amiss | wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. |
| subaltern | subordinate |
