GRE Word List
FORTE
one's strong point
The meaning of the word forte is one's strong point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| maroon | a dark red |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |