GRE Word List
CONCLAVE
private secret meeting
The meaning of the word conclave is private secret meeting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| armada | fleet of warships |
| riddle | pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone) |
| corpulent | very fat; N. corpulence |
| spatial | relating to space |
| intractable | unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child |
| methodical | systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure |
| feign | pretend |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| mnemonic | pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid |
