GRE Word List
FACULTY
ability
The meaning of the word faculty is ability.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| scourge | whip |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |