GRE Word List
EXPERTISE
the skill of an expert
The meaning of the word expertise is the skill of an expert.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |