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 |
|---|---|
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| brook | creek |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |