GRE Word List
CEREBRAL
of or relating to the brain or the intellect
The meaning of the word cerebral is of or relating to the brain or the intellect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |