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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| calorific | caloric |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| 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 |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |