GRE Word List
COROLLARY
natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
The meaning of the word corollary is natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culmination | highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| vampire | ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living |
| pungent | stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency |
| affiliation | joining; associating with |
| strut | supporting bar; CF. airplane wingΐΜ³ͺ building ΅ξΐ» support |
| trunk | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| pique | irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity |
