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 |
|---|---|
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| lunar | crescent |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| betray | to lead astray |