GRE Word List
DICTUM
a noteworthy statement: such as
The meaning of the word dictum is a noteworthy statement: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |