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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |