GRE Word List

CHAR

any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots

The meaning of the word char is any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots.

Random words

WordMeaning
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
gerontocracyrule by elders
leave-takingdeparture