GRE Word List
DIVA
operatic singer; prima donna
The meaning of the word diva is operatic singer; prima donna.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primate | group of mammals including humans |
| prehensile | capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails |
| mogul | powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian |
| rhetoric | art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?'' |
| seismic | pertaining to earthquakes |
| concerted | mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
| arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
| baffle | frustrate; perplex |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| forensic | suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine |