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 |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |