GRE Word List
FORFEIT
something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
The meaning of the word forfeit is something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |