GRE Word List
DORSAL
an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
The meaning of the word dorsal is an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |