GRE Word List
CAMEO
a gem carved in relief (see relief
The meaning of the word cameo is a gem carved in relief (see relief.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conscientious | meticulous |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |