GRE Word List

FACULTY

ability

The meaning of the word faculty is ability.

Random words

WordMeaning
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe