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 |
|---|---|
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |