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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| quench | put out |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |