GRE Word List

DUMMY

a person who is incapable of speaking

The meaning of the word dummy is a person who is incapable of speaking.

Random words

WordMeaning
junkettrip
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
daintysomething delicious to the taste