GRE Word List
EXCEPT
with the exclusion or exception of
The meaning of the word except is with the exclusion or exception of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| 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 |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |