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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |