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 |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |