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 |
|---|---|
| divine | perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination |
| tautological | needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true |
| peripatetic | walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy |
| sanctimonious | displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety |
| compromise | adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N. |
| congruent | in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous |
| delusive | deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises |
| scaffold | temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution |
| fleece | wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder |
| impiety | irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety |
