GRE Word List
FACULTY
ability
The meaning of the word faculty is ability.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |