GRE Word List
DRIVEL
nonsense
The meaning of the word drivel is nonsense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |