GRE Word List
BEVY
large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
The meaning of the word bevy is large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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extant | (of something written or painted) still in existence |
dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
putative | supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child |
nostrum | questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy) |
gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |
shade | slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey |
timbre | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch) |
negligible | so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded |
noose | loop formed in a rope |