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 |
|---|---|
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| slake | subside |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| fuddle | booze |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |