GRE Word List
DREGS
sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
The meaning of the word dregs is sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |