GRE Word List
CHORUS
phrase repeated throughout a song or poem
The meaning of the word chorus is phrase repeated throughout a song or poem.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| chastise | punish as by beating; criticize severely |
| skulduggery | dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election |
| unrequited | not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love |
| prevalent | widespread; generally accepted |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
| extort | wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant |
| biting | sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks |
| sadistic | inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty |
| bar | railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister |