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 |
|---|---|
| raconteur | story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill |
| emollient | soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ. |
| deliberate | consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| monotony | sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone |
| sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
| inerrancy | infallibility |
| desperado | reckless, desperate outlaw |
| pristine | unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition |
| protean | able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will |
