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

WordMeaning
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
arcadea long arched building or gallery
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
contrivedevise
amendto put right
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large