GRE Word List
COMPREHENSIVE
covering completely or broadly : inclusive
The meaning of the word comprehensive is covering completely or broadly : inclusive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| coin | corner |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |