GRE Word List
CENTIGRADE
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
The meaning of the word centigrade is denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| admonish | warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
| surpass | exceed |
| dys- | abnormal; impaired |
| feasible | practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
| inclement | stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| disinter | dig up; unearth; OP. inter |
| refractory | unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse |