GRE Word List
DIVERSE
differing from one another : unlike
The meaning of the word diverse is differing from one another : unlike.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |