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 |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |