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 |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |