GRE Word List
CAPACITY
legal competency (see competence
The meaning of the word capacity is legal competency (see competence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| comestible | edible |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |