GRE Word List
FACULTY
ability
The meaning of the word faculty is ability.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |