GRE Word List
CHOICE
the act of choosing : selection
The meaning of the word choice is the act of choosing : selection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |