GRE Word List
DECIPHER
decode
The meaning of the word decipher is decode.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |