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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| cipher | zero |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| drab | slattern |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |