GRE Word List
CAPACITY
legal competency (see competence
The meaning of the word capacity is legal competency (see competence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| shove | to push along |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |