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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irremediable | not remediable |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |