GRE Word List

DEFAULT

failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect

The meaning of the word default is failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect.

Random words

WordMeaning
guisea form or style of dress : costume
forteone's strong point
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm