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 |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| regime | regimen |