GRE Word List
CAPACITY
legal competency (see competence
The meaning of the word capacity is legal competency (see competence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |