GRE Word List
FALLIBLE
liable to err
The meaning of the word fallible is liable to err.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| inclement | stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
| obsequy | funeral ceremony |
| rampant | growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed |
| taciturn | habitually silent; talking little |
| pharisee | Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person |
| expostulation | protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate |
| sunder | separate; part; CF. asunder |
| oblivion | obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness |
| suffuse | spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks. |