GRE Word List
ATYPICAL
not normal; not typical
The meaning of the word atypical is not normal; not typical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| propriety | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
| abbreviate | shorten |
| lineage | descent; ancestry |
| countenance | approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance |
| knead | mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| florid | ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose |
| accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
| deflect | turn aside; turn away from a straight course |
