GRE Word List
BOOKISH
of or relating to books
The meaning of the word bookish is of or relating to books.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| raspy | harsh |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| nourishment | food |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |