GRE Word List
CHAMELEON
lizard that changes color in different situations
The meaning of the word chameleon is lizard that changes color in different situations.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inanimate | lifeless; not animate |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| aromatic | fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell |
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| choleric | hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera |
| contrived | unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived. |
| musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| musty | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
| subversive | tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ? |
