GRE Word List

FACULTY

ability

The meaning of the word faculty is ability.

Random words

WordMeaning
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
breadthdistance from side to side : width
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
sedentarynot migratory : settled
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
refraincurb
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control