GRE Word List
BAUBLE
trinket
The meaning of the word bauble is trinket.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| delve | excavate |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |