GRE Word List
FIDELITY
loyalty; accuracy
The meaning of the word fidelity is loyalty; accuracy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quirk | sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate |
| increment | increase |
| timidity | lack of self-confidence or courage |
| inert | inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state |
| sap | diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength. |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| preposterous | absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous |
| unction | the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction |
| impious | irreverent |
| skulk | move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city. |
