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 |
|---|---|
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| viable | capable of living |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |