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 |
|---|---|
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| contest | strive |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |