GRE Word List

BEELINE

a straight direct course

The meaning of the word beeline is a straight direct course.

Random words

WordMeaning
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
lagone that lags or is last
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum