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 |
|---|---|
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| forte | one's strong point |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |