GRE Word List
FACILE
easily accomplished or attained
The meaning of the word facile is easily accomplished or attained.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| polity | political organization |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| quorum | a select group |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |