GRE Word List
ETHOS
the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
The meaning of the word ethos is the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution.
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oculist | ophthalmologist |
lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
drip | to let fall in drops |
bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |