GRE Word List
EMBARGO
ban on commerce or other activity
The meaning of the word embargo is ban on commerce or other activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plait | braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail |
| consistency | absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie |
| tread | walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step |
| disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
| ordeal | severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction |
| coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
| satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
