GRE Word List
BEATITUDE
blessedness; state of great happiness
The meaning of the word beatitude is blessedness; state of great happiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| concatenate | link as in a chain |
| solstice | point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| travesty | copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon |
| pragmatist | practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things |
| portly | stout; corpulent |
| dwindle | shrink; reduce gradually |
| lurid | wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder |
| cathartic | purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ. |
| clipper | sailing vessel built for great speed |
