GRE Word List
CONSENSUS
general agreement; opinion reached by a group
The meaning of the word consensus is general agreement; opinion reached by a group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| nimble | quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind |
| foul | very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul |
| dispense | distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule |
| ample | enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space |
| debris | rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
| podiatrist | doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics |
| deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| stipulate | state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance |
| ablution | washing |
