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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |