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 |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |