GRE Word List
CALLIGRAPHY
artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
The meaning of the word calligraphy is artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| debonair | suave |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |