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 |
|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |