GRE Word List
FACULTY
ability
The meaning of the word faculty is ability.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| environ | encircle |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |