GRE Word List
BEVY
a large group or collection
The meaning of the word bevy is a large group or collection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| solstice | either 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 |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| foppish | foolish |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |