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 |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| swill | wash |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |