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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |