GRE Word List
BLASPHEMY
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
The meaning of the word blasphemy is irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| forge | counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated |
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
| equipoise | balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
| meander | wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly |
| drivel | nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense |
| preponderance | superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant |
| thematic | of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea |
