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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| query | question |