GRE Word List
EXEMPLARY
deserving imitation : commendable
The meaning of the word exemplary is deserving imitation : commendable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |