GRE Word List
ATTENTIVE
alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
The meaning of the word attentive is alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martinet | strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet |
| satiate | satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated |
| morbid | given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease |
| ascertain | find out for certain; make certain |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| plasticity | ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay |
| felicitous | (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| cozen | cheat; hoodwink; swindle |
| militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
| stipend | pay for services |
