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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| wont | accustomed |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |