GRE Word List
EGRESS
a place or means of going out : exit
The meaning of the word egress is a place or means of going out : exit.
Random words
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hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
dainty | something delicious to the taste |