GRE Word List
FALLIBLE
liable to be erroneous
The meaning of the word fallible is liable to be erroneous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |