GRE Word List

CENTIGRADE

relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point

The meaning of the word centigrade is relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point.

Random words

WordMeaning
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
retaliateto return like for like
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
slougha place of deep mud or mire
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)