GRE Word List
CRASS
gross
The meaning of the word crass is gross.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| billowing | wave |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |