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 |
|---|---|
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |