GRE Word List
BUFFET
strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set
The meaning of the word buffet is strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sadistic | inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty |
| audacious | daring; bold; N. audacity |
| somnolent | half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence |
| affinity | feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |
| insolence | impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude |
| meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
| stratified | divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify |
| compilation | listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
| scintillate | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
| slew | large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left |
