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
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
motleyvariegated in color
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
affectedartificial; pretended
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence