GRE Word List
DISPASSIONATE
calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
The meaning of the word dispassionate is calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mite | very small object or insect-like creature; small coin |
| regent | a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent |
| converse | opposite; ADJ. |
| cynosure | object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
| cantankerous | ill-humored; irritable |
| badger | pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal |
| giddy | light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height |
| predetermine | determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly |
| obtuse | blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding |
| venture | risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N. |
