GRE Word List
CHECK
to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
The meaning of the word check is to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| diva | prima donna |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |