GRE Word List
CONCOMITANT
that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
The meaning of the word concomitant is that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| controvert | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
| catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
| arboretum | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| induce | persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement |
| loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
| wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
