GRE Word List
BELIE
contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
The meaning of the word belie is contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| incrustation | hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust |
| resound | (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter |
| debase | degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| ardor | heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent |
| reverberate | echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley. |
| augury | omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future) |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
