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 |
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embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
cull | to select from a group : choose |
luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
bolt | a lightning stroke |
refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |