GRE Word List
CADAVEROUS
like a corpse; pale
The meaning of the word cadaverous is like a corpse; pale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| cardinal | chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order |
| caricature | distortion; burlesque |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| palm | conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir |
| bump | hit or knock against with force; N. |
| odyssey | long, eventful, adventurous journey |
| vernal | pertaining to spring |
| communal | held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune |
| veto | vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto |
