GRE Word List
FALLOW
(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
The meaning of the word fallow is (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
| scrutinize | examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| maverick | rebel; nonconformist (in a group) |
| profound | deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity |
| solemnity | seriousness; gravity |
| dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
| irrevocable | unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke |
| voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |
