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 |
|---|---|
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |