GRE Word List
EXTANT
currently or actually existing
The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| rotunda | a round building |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |