GRE Word List

DICTUM

a noteworthy statement: such as

The meaning of the word dictum is a noteworthy statement: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
disconsolatecheerless
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
mediumsomething in a middle position
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act