GRE Word List
DOGGEREL
poor verse
The meaning of the word doggerel is poor verse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annuity | yearly allowance |
| livid | lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry |
| maneuver | strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end |
| jurisdiction | right and power to apply the law; authority |
| horoscope | diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| innate | inborn |
| resign | give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively |
| nostrum | questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy) |
| retrench | cut down; cut down expenses; economize |
