GRE Word List
EXTANT
currently or actually existing
The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| myriad | ten thousand |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| thespian | actor |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |