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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |