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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |