GRE Word List
EXORBITANT
not coming within the scope of the law
The meaning of the word exorbitant is not coming within the scope of the law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |