GRE Word List
BENT
determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
The meaning of the word bent is determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luminary | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
| penury | extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy |
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| placate | pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease |
| libidinous | lustful |
| transcribe | copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| pauper | very poor person |
| malapropism | comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop |
| wanton | unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause |
| argot | slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people |