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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WordMeaning
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
imminentready to take place : happening soon
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
meleea confused struggle
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions