GRE Word List
CHARISMA
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
The meaning of the word charisma is divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
epicure | connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus |
gust | strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster |
recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
pallid | pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion |
thrash | beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net. |
anecdote | short story of an amusing or interesting event |
histrionic | theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior |
repel | drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion |
delineate | portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation |