GRE Word List
FACSIMILE
copy
The meaning of the word facsimile is copy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| passe | old-fashioned; past the prime |
| comity | courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations |
| hortatory | encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
| acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| dainty | delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress |
| dart | move or throw suddenly and quickly |
| mat | not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
| sustain | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
| toll | sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |