GRE Word List
CANARD
a false or unfounded report or story
The meaning of the word canard is a false or unfounded report or story.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| paramour | lover |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |