GRE Word List
CALLIGRAPHY
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
The meaning of the word calligraphy is beautiful writing; excellent penmanship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alacrity | cheerful promptness without reluctance |
| pendant | hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.) |
| pinch | squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger |
| induct | place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts |
| cue | word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to |
| mangle | tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies |
| parlance | language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance |
| resumption | taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats. |
| renounce | abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation |
| ravel | fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist |
