GRE Word List
CANT
insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
The meaning of the word cant is insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | interfering; V. meddle: interfere |
| ostensible | apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition |
| embody | give a bodily form to; incorporate; include |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| dapper | neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry |
| orthography | correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics |
| crass | very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior |
| saturnine | morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance. |
| emetic | substance causing vomiting; ADJ. |
| pandemic | widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people |
