GRE Word List
BREADTH
distance from side to side : width
The meaning of the word breadth is distance from side to side : width.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| portly | dignified |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |