GRE Word List
FORTE
one's strong point
The meaning of the word forte is one's strong point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guileless | innocent |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |