GRE Word List
DEVOID
being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
The meaning of the word devoid is being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| guy | man |