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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |