GRE Word List
CHECK
stop motion; curb or restrain
The meaning of the word check is stop motion; curb or restrain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| repertoire | list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory |
| vantage | position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint |
| mosaic | picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ. |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
| ascribe | refer; attribute; assign |
| venial | (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial |
| opalescent | iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
