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 |
|---|---|
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |