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 |
---|---|
spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
concordat | compact |
lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
garnish | decorate |