GRE Word List
EVOCATIVE
tending to call up (emotions, memories)
The meaning of the word evocative is tending to call up (emotions, memories).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
| catcall | shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V. |
| virtue | goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity |
| unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
| alimentary | supplying nourishment |
| renovate | restore to good condition; renew |
| shaving | very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade) |
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |