GRE Word List

FORTE

one's strong point

The meaning of the word forte is one's strong point.

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obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language