GRE Word List
EXPOSTULATION
an act or an instance of expostulating
The meaning of the word expostulation is an act or an instance of expostulating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |