GRE Word List
DEMOLITION
the act of demolishing
The meaning of the word demolition is the act of demolishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| 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 |