GRE Word List
FORTE
one's strong point
The meaning of the word forte is one's strong point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| exploit | deed |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |