GRE Word List
AVID
characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
The meaning of the word avid is characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| queasy | causing nausea |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| unkempt | not combed |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| lax | loose |