GRE Word List
CHASM
a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
The meaning of the word chasm is a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| occident | west |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |