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 |
|---|---|
| address | direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| hereafter | life after death |
| proscenium | part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage |
| tinge | give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| preposterous | absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous |
| verbiage | pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness |
| trinket | knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite |
