GRE Word List
EXECUTIVE
of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
The meaning of the word executive is of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |