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
rigto fit out with rigging
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
maledictioncurse