GRE Word List
BAUBLE
trinket
The meaning of the word bauble is trinket.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |