GRE Word List
DESERTS
what someone deserves
The meaning of the word deserts is what someone deserves.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liability | drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying) |
| flourish | grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
| collected | composed; calm; self-possessed |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises |
| resentment | indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about |
| besmirch | soil; defile; make dirty |
| representational | showing things as they actually appear in real life |
| vie | contend; compete |
| panache | flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ŸÆ·Ą·Î Ă”À» »©ł»ŽÂ ŒŰŸŸ |
| inclement | stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
