GRE Word List
EMBRYONIC
undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
The meaning of the word embryonic is undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| demographic | related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population |
| satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |
| sturdy | strong and firm (in the body) |
| fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| serrated | having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf |
| deign | condescend; stoop |
| sardonic | scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile |
| synthesis | combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize |
