GRE Word List
CONGRUENT
congruous
The meaning of the word congruent is congruous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| microcosm | a little world |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |