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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |