GRE Word List
DRAMA
prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation
The meaning of the word drama is prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| miserly | stingy; mean |
| elusive | evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
| rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |
| castigation | punishment; severe criticism or disapproval |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |
| concomitant | that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
| amenable | obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests |
| title | name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate |
| vouchsafe | grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment |
