GRE Word List
FLEET
a number of warships under a single command
The meaning of the word fleet is a number of warships under a single command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |