GRE Word List
DECIPHER
decode; CF. indecipherable
The meaning of the word decipher is decode; CF. indecipherable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scorch | sear; N. |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| sextant | navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars) |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| conspire | take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties. |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |
| cursory | casual; hastily done with little attention to detail |
| speechless | unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger |
| expurgate | clean; remove offensive parts of a book |