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 |
|---|---|
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |