GRE Word List
BUST
piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster
The meaning of the word bust is piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| relic | surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X. |
| comprehend | include; understand |
| vision | eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural |
| sheathe | place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade |
| prime | period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare |
| obese | excessively fat; N. obesity |
| imbibe | drink in |
| depose | dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify |
