GRE Word List

ATTRIBUTE

a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

The meaning of the word attribute is a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something.

Random words

WordMeaning
irremediablenot remediable
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
interloperone that interlopes: such as
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")