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 |
|---|---|
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |