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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| fabricate | invent |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |