GRE Word List
BUFFET
a blow especially with the hand
The meaning of the word buffet is a blow especially with the hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |