GRE Word List
CALIBER
degree of mental capacity or moral quality
The meaning of the word caliber is degree of mental capacity or moral quality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |