GRE Word List
ETYMOLOGY
the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
The meaning of the word etymology is the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |