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
ruffiana brutal person : bully
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
euphonypleasing or sweet sound
porouspossessing or full of pores
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober