GRE Word List
CONCESSION
an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
The meaning of the word concession is an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rant | speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil. |
| shrew | scolding woman; very small mouselike animal |
| token | outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude |
| imperturbable | unshakably calm; placid |
| fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| exonerate | acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt |
| senility | old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia |
| dissuade | persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion |
| blight | plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy |
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |