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 |
|---|---|
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| polity | political organization |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |