GRE Word List
CAPACITY
legal competency (see competence
The meaning of the word capacity is legal competency (see competence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| cryptic | secret |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |