GRE Word List
DEMOLITION
the act of demolishing
The meaning of the word demolition is the act of demolishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |