GRE Word List
DISINCLINATION
a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
The meaning of the word disinclination is a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| refrain | curb |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |