GRE Word List
DEMOLITION
the act of demolishing
The meaning of the word demolition is the act of demolishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| myriad | ten thousand |