GRE Word List
FIAT
an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
The meaning of the word fiat is an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| diadem | crown |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |