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 |
|---|---|
| septic | of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus) |
| microcosm | small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society |
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| quip | taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V. |
| cursory | casual; hastily done with little attention to detail |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
| provisional | tentative; temporary |
| frenzied | madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement |
| stupefy | stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze |