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 |
|---|---|
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |