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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |