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 |
|---|---|
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| gazette | newspaper |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |