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 |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |