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 |
|---|---|
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| coin | corner |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |