GRE Word List
CIRCLET
a little circle
The meaning of the word circlet is a little circle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |