GRE Word List
DRIVEL
nonsense
The meaning of the word drivel is nonsense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| retiring | reserved |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |