GRE Word List
BEELINE
direct quick route
The meaning of the word beeline is direct quick route.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breed | produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant |
| escapade | prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules |
| abortive | unsuccessful; fruitless |
| impunity | freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish |
| fluke | unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky |
| confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
| premise | assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based |
| debut | debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society |
| elastic | able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material |
| tonsure | shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V. |
