GRE Word List
DEFINITIVE
serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
The meaning of the word definitive is serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |