GRE Word List
CALCULATED
deliberately planned; likely
The meaning of the word calculated is deliberately planned; likely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somber | dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow |
| impenitent | not repentant |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
| bolt | door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down |
| plait | braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail |
| heinous | atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
| swell | long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V. |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| fortitude | bravery; courage; strength of mind |
| violate | break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate graves |