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 |
|---|---|
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |