GRE Word List
CROSS
a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
The meaning of the word cross is a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |