GRE Word List
AUTONOMOUS
self-governing; N. autonomy
The meaning of the word autonomous is self-governing; N. autonomy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partition | divide into parts |
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| ultimatum | last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum. |
| dowse | use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals |
| lull | moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby |
| hothead | person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded |
| postmortem | autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem |
| relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
| pedestrian | ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N. |
