GRE Word List
EVENHANDED
fair
The meaning of the word evenhanded is fair.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| encompass | include |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |