GRE Word List
BOUT
a spell or period of activity: such as
The meaning of the word bout is a spell or period of activity: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appease | pacify |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| cue | the letter q |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |