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 |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |