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 |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |