GRE Word List
DICTUM
authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
The meaning of the word dictum is authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrograde | go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ. |
| quiescent | dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| impel | drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action |
| slapdash | hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done) |
| impartial | not biased; fair; N. impartiality |
| surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
| phobia | morbid fear |
| lucrative | profitable; producing wealth |
