GRE Word List
DISCOUNT
a reduction made from the gross (see gross
The meaning of the word discount is a reduction made from the gross (see gross.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| decipher | decode |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |