GRE Word List
ASSURANCE
the state of being assured: such as
The meaning of the word assurance is the state of being assured: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |