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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| diadem | crown |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |