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 |
|---|---|
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| kismet | fate |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |