GRE Word List
FERMENT
to undergo fermentation
The meaning of the word ferment is to undergo fermentation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| congenial | pleasant |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |