GRE Word List
CLIP
cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
The meaning of the word clip is cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismiss | eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal |
| cognizance | knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| volatile | changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street |
| discriminate | distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference |
| grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
| tribulation | suffering; ordeal; distress; trial |
| linger | loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days. |
| conclusive | decisive; ending all debate |
