GRE Word List

FORTE

one's strong point

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

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WordMeaning
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
generateto bring into existence: such as