GRE Word List
DOGMATIC
opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal
The meaning of the word dogmatic is opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable |
| laceration | torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound |
| bar | railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister |
| tremulous | trembling; wavering |
| succumb | yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
| straggle | stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch |
| intolerant | not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate |
| ineluctable | irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable |
| odoriferous | giving off an odor |
| poseur | person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose |
