GRE Word List
EPAULET
something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
The meaning of the word epaulet is something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| hallowed | holy |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |